Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-01-13
Persons and Particulars.

Cap. "Ferg" was in town several
days this week.
Good hogs sold for 1920 per cwt, in
our market Tuesday.
A. r. Bushnell went over to Platte
vile on business last Monday
The January term of the state SUI
preme court opened Tuesday, Jan. Ii.
John G. Harshberger, of Mt. Hope,
was in Lancaster Monday and made us
call.
Alice Oates, the well-known comic
opera singer died in Philadelphia last
Monday.
Mr.. Samuel Stillman, the Galena
hardware dealer, registered at the
Wright House last Tuesday.
Emil Spiegelberg returned last even
ing and brought his family with him.
They intend to go to housekeeping in a
day or two.
An infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
Kamarek, of Clifton, was brought here
last Tuesday and buried in the Cath
Ole cemetery.
A Geographic. dispatch received from
Leroy Kilbourn Wednesday evening
brought the sad news that his little
daughter Alice was dead.
The Lancaster town taxes are all
paid except the last 81, 900. This does
very well considering that the total
amount was over $4,000.
Mr.. John wager, of Burton, one of
our oldest patrons, called on Monday
and paid us the compliments of the
season, and years subscription.
Mrs. Blackburn, of Beetown, died
last Thursday, aged 80 years. She was
buried at the Providence church ceme-
terry, Rev. VIM. Jackson officiating.
The attention of the HERALD read
ers is called to the new advertisements
of George McCarty and John Pollock
that appear for the first time in to-day's
paper.
Frank Powers, of Fennimore, came
down yesterday to assist Mr.. Simon in
opening up the Chicago Store and will
remain a few days to help sell the
goods.
Messrs. Herman Buchner, Will f.
Orion and w. A. johnson went to Liv-
ingston Monday, for the purpose of
installing the newly elected |. 0 % f.
officers.
From the number of hogs reported
coming into the Lancaster market this
season, one would naturally suppose the
supply would begin TO get exhausted by
this time.
l.. A. Sawyer, of Bloomington, l.. l..
Walker, of Patch Grove. and Rit Steph- !
ems, of Beetown, took advantage of the
fine weather and roads and drove over
yesterday.
Mrs. c. f. Crane. the mother of Den
tiss l. E. Crane, returned to her home
at Guelph, Ont. last Tuesday. after en-
ioying six weeks visit with her son
and family.
Chairman Arthur Doyle, Michael
Banfeld and VIM. Dent were over
from Smelser on Tuesday, having in
charge Thos. Booth, who has again
become insane.
Henry Bell and Richard Walker, of
Potosi, intend to go to Northwest Iowa
and Dakota next week to look for q
location for farming. Wherever they
go the HERALD will follow them.
The Cottage Hotel at Potosl will
change lands in the spring. The name |
of the new landlord will be found in an
advertisement of that excellent ''hos-
telrie'' in the HERALD of March 3.
Mr.. Walter A. Sprague. of North An
dover, called and paid his Both annual |
subscription last Wednesday. He has
beer taking the HERALD continuously |
since 1852. We were not the editor
then.
Judge John &. Rodgers, of Chicago,
died suddenly of paralysis of the heart
Monday. While in Gossages store pay
ing bill during recess of court, he fell
to the floor, and expired in few
minutes.
w. l.. Selleck, of Millville, was in
town Monday on business. His son
George has started store there, so
Millville now has two stores, black
smith shop, grist mill and saw mill
or two quite handy.
P j. Young, of Glen Haven, was
one of our callers last Monday. Mr..
Young has been away from Wisconsin
several years. and although constant
subscriber, has not visited the HERALD
office since it has been in its present
quarters.
j. II. Daley, a former Lancastrian
and well known to many of our citizens,
has recently been engaged as travelling
salesman for Jewett d Sherman's whole
sale grocery house at Milwaukee. He
now lives at Madison and expects TO be
through here every two weeks.
Mr.. John German, of Fennim ore,
will take his final leave of this county
early next week and return to North
Georgetown, Columbia county, Ohio,
where he spent his boyhood days. He
has been absent from there about nine
teen years. He will visit his people
and perhaps locate among them once
more.
Mr.. ID. D. UT. of Rockville, called at
the HERALD Office the other day and
resumed his subscription after ''laY
off, of two years. Mr.. UT had been
regular subscriber for twenty eight
years and no thinks the paper has so
far redeemed itself under the present
management as to make him feel like
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